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Bounty Bay is a kitesurfing spot located on the north coast of Jamaica, in the St. James parish. This spot benefits from consistent easterly trade winds and offers relatively flat water sheltered by the reef. Suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Bounty Bay

Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 17:45

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Bounty Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

424h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in July: 30 rideable days a month and 424 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 21.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 43%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is October, with 284 mm.

Monthly averages: Bounty Bay

Monthly averages — Bounty Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	355 h	27 °C	29 mm
February	25.5	303 h	27 °C	31 mm
March	28.5	311 h	27 °C	30 mm
April	29.0	385 h	28 °C	32 mm
May	30.0	344 h	29 °C	41 mm
June	30.0	365 h	29 °C	60 mm
July	31.0	424 h	29 °C	123 mm
August	29.0	324 h	30 °C	65 mm
September	23.0	205 h	30 °C	110 mm
October	21.5	192 h	29 °C	284 mm
November	27.0	294 h	28 °C	94 mm
December	31.0	348 h	28 °C	51 mm

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Technical details of Bounty Bay spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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Ogimet - Montego Bay / Sangster (Jamaica)17.8 km

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Nearby spots

All spots: St. James Parish

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